The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-15
WHITE HOUSE FELICITY :.
Mir. and Mrs. CIeveIand's First
 Year of Welded Bliss.


 New York Star: Queens have been with us. princes and dukes and pro fessionaI beautles nave been our guests; countesses and ladies Of note have visited us, but no woman has ever passed through this city whose image Is SD enshrned in the hearts of the American people as the hand some and Iovable young wife of the President of the United States We dof our hats with low obeisance to the first lady in the land.
 What q lucky man he was, to be sure, to gain such charming bride, and what an admirable couple It is just twelve month since they were wed, and we all remember the quiet marriage ceremony on the afternoon of perfect day in June, year :..s. s..ssss [, the news of which w.s flashed over the world on the wires waiting for ttide happy event.
 On that eventful evening of 1886 the great parterres of ofbeautiful flow CTS in the blue room of the grand old White House appeared not whit more lovely than tue bewltching bride to whom Mir. Cleveland plight ed his troth before Rev Dr. Sunder- land and the assembled Cabinet Ministers.
 We all know with what loving kindness, with what diplomacy and tact, with well bred knowledge of the polite world and with what truly democratic simplicity the bride step ped into her new position in life. The eyes of 60,000,000 Of people were all turned toward the Executive Mansion, and the merest slip would have been chronicled to the world During the past twelve months the Mrs. Grundys have watched for shad ows of tattle and clouds of scandal, but the horizon aronnd the White House and Red Top have continued undimmed. It is q record of which the country IS indeed proud.
 After brief honeymoon spent at Deer Park the bridal couple re- turned to Washington and set up housekeeping at once. Three recep tons were given early that summer to the diplomatic corps, to Congress and to tue public, and one of the de lightful surprises every guest expe rienced was the perfect manner in which the young wife filed her new place at the side of the President.
 She is more beautiful than she has been described" exclaimed every lady there, and they are the best judges of feminine loyellness. Over 2,000 people were presented to the charming young bride at each of these receptions, and she bore herself with all the ease of a society matron of experience. In these brilliant as semblages, surrounded by grave Senators, distinguished dlplomatists, brilliant army officers, sedate Stu preme Court Judges, clever Congress- men and ladies resplendent in dia- monds, the modest young wife was not only the center of attraction, but she was actually among the very brightest of all that dazzling throng The entree of Mrs. Cleveland into the society of the capital was the most pronounced success of the sea son.
 The new mistress of the White House made friends rapidly, and soon mastered the intricacies of the otlic- ial code of etiquette at the capital, which is different from other large cit ies in many respects. Ladies who call ed upon her informally during the af ternoons went into rapturons praise over her rare conversational powers, her superior taste in dressing, and her tact in making everybody feel at home. They declared that Mrs.Cleve- land was never at loss for subject for conversation, and had knack of l selecting topics of especial interest to her guests. She was full of the | small talk so necessary to q hostess receiving large number of callers and being compelled to greet new corners and say good by to the part ing guest almost in the same breath. She never for moment lost her per feet control of her emotions, and never l was self conscious more than enough | to be delightful companion.
 She would shake the hands of 2 | GOO persons in three hours and never complain. And such greeting as she gave every person. high oI low! She proffered her hand in such q frank, ingenious manner, and looked ! each guest so tenderly in the eyes and spoke every name so correctly that she was considered one of the phenomenal women of the time in of ficial life. No reception had been so brilliant since Dolly Madison's time, and none can well exceed them. Meanwhile, at all these pubic leyees the President noticed tine continued bestowed upon his pretty wife, and enjoyed it most thorough ly.
 One special feature of the charac. ter of the new mistress of the White House was her thorough democratic and simplicity amid the most brilliant surroundings, She never lost her head never forget a friend. There were Miss Weber, of the Buffalo Congressman, Sl HI q l